Social Psychology 10th Edition by Saul Kassin – Test Bank

Social Psychology 10th Edition by Saul Kassin – Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. ​The defining characteristic of aggression is that the aggressor

a.

​intends to harm another living being.

b.

​actually causes physical or psychological harm.

c.

​is angry or otherwise emotionally aroused during the aggressive act.

d.

​derives enjoyment from the aggressive act.

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

What Is Aggression?

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.1 – Define aggression, anger, hostility, and violence, and distinguish between instrumental aggression and emotional aggression.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Remember

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:25 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

2. ​Which scenario best illustrates aggression?

a.

​Felix and Oscar engage in a heated debate concerning the merits of the Big Mac versus the Whopper.

b.

​Maude trips over the scooter her son absentmindedly left in the driveway.

c.

​In his attempt to save Samantha from dying, Darin breaks three of her ribs while performing CPR.

d.

​Ginger kicks MaryAnn in the shins to keep her from eating the last coconut pie.

ANSWER:

d

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

What Is Aggression?

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.1 – Define aggression, anger, hostility, and violence, and distinguish between instrumental aggression and emotional aggression.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Apply

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:29 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

3. ​A negative, antagonistic attitude toward another person or group is called

a.

​emotional aggression.

b.

​hostility.

c.

​anger.

d.

​instrumental aggression.

ANSWER:

b

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

What Is Aggression?

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.1 – Define aggression, anger, hostility, and violence, and distinguish between instrumental aggression and emotional aggression.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Remember

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:32 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

4. ​Whitley feels intensely displeased that Lena deliberately left the tuna fish sandwich sitting out in the sun so that Whitley would get food poisoning after she ate it. Whitley’s emotional response would best be described as

a.

​instrumental aggression.

b.

​hostility.

c.

​anger.

d.

​displacement.

ANSWER:

c

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

What Is Aggression?

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.1 – Define aggression, anger, hostility, and violence, and distinguish between instrumental aggression and emotional aggression.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Apply

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:35 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

5. ​The difference between aggression and violence is best described as one of

a.

​extremity.

b.

​intent.

c.

affect.

d.

hostility.

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

What Is Aggression?

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.1 – Define aggression, anger, hostility, and violence, and distinguish between instrumental aggression and emotional aggression.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Understand

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:37 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

6. ​Aggressive behavior whereby harm is inflicted as a means to a desired end is known as ____ aggression.

a.

​proactive

b.

​reactive

c.

emotional

d.

relational

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

What Is Aggression?

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.1 – Define aggression, anger, hostility, and violence, and distinguish between instrumental aggression and emotional aggression.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Remember

NOTES:

New

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:41 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

7. ​Proactive is the same as ____ aggression, while reactive is the same as ____ aggression.

a.

instrumental; emotional

b.

emotional; instrumental

c.

relational; impersonal

d.

impersonal; relational

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

What Is Aggression?

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.1 – Define aggression, anger, hostility, and violence, and distinguish between instrumental aggression and emotional aggression.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Remember

NOTES:

New

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:45 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

8. ​Which situation best illustrates instrumental aggression?

a.

​When Buster finds out that his favorite television show has been preempted by the presidential debates, he kicks Gob, who just happens to be standing nearby.

b.

​After getting fired from his job at the nuclear power plant, Homer pulls out his semi-automatic machine gun and shoots at the squirrels in his backyard.

c.

​Karen pinches Grace until Grace finally moves out of the way so that Karen can get to the liquor cabinet.

d.

​Edith stabs her husband Archie with a fork when she finds out that he totally forgot her birthday.

ANSWER:

c

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

What Is Aggression?

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.1 – Define aggression, anger, hostility, and violence, and distinguish between instrumental aggression and emotional aggression.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Apply

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:47 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

9. ​When Katie found out that her brother Matt had pulled the heads off all of her Barbie dolls, she threw her Easy Bake oven at him. Katie’s behavior illustrates ____ aggression.

a.

​instrumental

b.

​proactive

c.

​incompatible

d.

​reactive

ANSWER:

d

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

What Is Aggression?

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.1 – Define aggression, anger, hostility, and violence, and distinguish between instrumental aggression and emotional aggression.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Apply

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:49 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/18/2016 11:29 AM

10. ​Robbing a bank because you need money is an example of ____ aggression.

a.

proactive

b.

emotional

c.

institutional

d.

​reactive

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

What Is Aggression?

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.1 – Define aggression, anger, hostility, and violence, and distinguish between instrumental aggression and emotional aggression.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Apply

NOTES:

New

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:51 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

11. ​Forbes and others (2009; 2011) examined how levels of aggression differed in individualist versus collectivist cultures. They found that

a.

aggression levels were highest in the U.S., a highly individualist culture.

b.

aggression levels were highest in China, a highly collectivist culture.

c.

aggression levels were lowest in the U.S., a highly collectivist culture.

d.

both the U.S. and China had equally high levels of aggression.

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

Culture, Gender, and Individual Differences

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.2 – Discuss the role of culture and attitudes in aggression, including differences in aggression across cultures and across groups within cultures.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Apply

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:55 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

12. ​Group attacks against other groups are least likely to occur in

a.

the Middle East.

b.

Eastern Europe.

c.

Africa.

d.

the United States.

ANSWER:

d

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

Culture, Gender, and Individual Differences

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.2 – Discuss the role of culture and attitudes in aggression, including differences in aggression across cultures and across groups within cultures.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Remember

NOTES:

New

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 3:58 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

13. ​United States citizens tend to be more likely than those of other nations to engage in

a.

politically motivated violence directed toward groups.

b.

mob violence at sporting events.

c.

violence against young girls.

d.

gun-related violence against individuals.

ANSWER:

d

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

Culture, Gender, and Individual Differences

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.2 – Discuss the role of culture and attitudes in aggression, including differences in aggression across cultures and across groups within cultures.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Remember

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 4:01 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

14. ​United States university students tend to be more likely than those of other nations to disapprove of

a.

violence against young girls.

b.

gun violence.

c.

a husband slapping his wife.

d.

bullying.

ANSWER:

c

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

Culture, Gender, and Individual Differences

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.2 – Discuss the role of culture and attitudes in aggression, including differences in aggression across cultures and across groups within cultures.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Remember

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 4:05 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

15. ​According to your text, the fact that groping schoolgirls on the train in Japan is not uncommon illustrates that

a.

what is unacceptable aggression in relation to children differs across cultures.

b.

what is unacceptable aggression in relation to children is consistent across cultures.

c.

collectivist cultures are hyper sexualized.

d.

collectivist cultures are repressed sexually.

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

Culture, Gender, and Individual Differences

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.2 – Discuss the role of culture and attitudes in aggression, including differences in aggression across cultures and across groups within cultures.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Understand

NOTES:

New

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 4:07 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM

16. ​ A practice called chicken that occurs in Japan has recently come under criticism and steps are being taken to curtail it. What is this practice?

a.

People who sell drugs on the street are disciplined through public “vigilante” punishment rather than facing legal actions.

b.

Teachers in school are allowed to using caning as a disciplinary method on children as young as 4 years of age.

c.

Mothers take their daughters away from the home to raise them in solitude until they reach the age of 3 years.

d.

Adult businessmen grope schoolgirls who ride public transportation.

ANSWER:

d

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

Culture, Gender, and Individual Differences

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

SOCP.KASS.17.11.2 – Discuss the role of culture and attitudes in aggression, including differences in aggression across cultures and across groups within cultures.

KEYWORDS:

Bloom’s: Remember

NOTES:

New

DATE CREATED:

3/12/2016 4:15 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

3/16/2016 8:03 AM